The Zabra Collection-PRIMARY SET
Action Comics 63

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Action Comics #63 Universal
Grade: 6.0
Page Quality: OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
Pedigree: Cosmic Aeroplane
Certification #: 0301926001
Owner: Zabra

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: The Zabra Collection-PRIMARY SET
Date Added: 4/2/2017
Research: See CGC's Census Report for this Comic

Owner's Description

ACTION COMICS #63 CGC 6.0-THE COSMIC AEROPLANE PEDIGREE

I was looking to add a book from the Cosmic Aeroplane Pedigree to my collection for a long time but was not able to obtain one. This is the FIRST book that I added from the Cosmic Aeroplane Pedigree to my collection in March 2017. This book came to me from Las Vegas, Nevada.

CLASSIC JAPANESE WAR COVER

FIRST APPEARANCE OF RED-YELLOW PENTANGLE ON SUPERMAN'S TUNIC.

THE COSMIC AEROPLANE PEDIGREE

The second earliest collection recognized as a pedigree, Cosmic Aeroplanes are famous for their distinct markings. Discovered in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1972, the collection was raided by a few collectors before being sold to David Faggiola, owner of the Cosmic Aeroplane Bookstore (hence the name). The books were subsequently and anonymously liquidated into the market.

The collection was amassed by an art teacher during the ’40s and ‘50s to be used for demonstrative purposes for students. This is evident by the numerous checkmarks and notations written in pencil on the margins of each page, or on the cover. Because the collection had been assimilated long before the pedigree concept took hold, there are many unidentified in the market. Collectors enjoy the rush of discovering “lost” copies from the collection, an emotion similarly experienced by fans of the San Francisco, Okajima and Recil Macon pedigrees.

Comics from Cosmic Aeroplane Pedigree still show up for sale and auction and can be identified by penciled checkmarks accompanied by a number, in the page margins. The checkmarks usually indicate panels that feature sexy women or pieces of fantastic, science-fiction equipment. Over the years there has been speculations from some Golden Age collectors as to the significance of the numbers and checkmarks. The consensus is some nonsense that the comics were part of an art service, which marked the books so their artists could re-draw the panels. This is what the checkmarks in the Cosmic Aeroplane Collection really signify: the original owner of the comics would check off panels he wanted to trace (crudely) in pencil on pieces of tracing paper. The Cosmic Aeroplane bookstore took all of the tracing paper out of the comics before listing them for sale.

Ken Sanders, one of the partners in the Cosmic Aeroplane bookstore, was approached by a woman who had old comics to sell. She explained that they had been bought by her late brother. He had gone to By’s Magazine Shop in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah every Saturday from 1939 to 1961 to buy the new comics. He kept them in an old trunk, which preserved them in their pristine condition.

There is no way of knowing the true size of the Cosmic Aeroplane collection, but it’s rumored to be somewhere between 2,000 and 3,000. It yielded some big key issues like Adventure #40, Flash #1, and the Showcase #4 pictured on the cover of the 1992 Overstreet Grading Guide. The average grade of the collection is a bit lower than that of its fellow pedigrees, but the rumored size, presence of big keys, and easy identification has allowed the collection’s legacy to prevail over the years

A true beauty created by Jack Burnley.
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: August 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: June 17, 1943
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 56
Editor: Jack Schiff
Cover Artist: Jack Burnley

Stories:
Superman : "When Star Collide"
Vigilante : "Dummy, Dummy & Dummy, Inc."
Three Aces : "Leatherneck Luck"
Mr. America : "A Right in Der Fuehrer's Face"
Congo Bill : "The Curse of Catellaria"
Zatara : "The Pirate of Pleasure"


The FIRST appearance of the trademarked formal red-and yellow pentangle on Superman's tunic. Though simple in design, the elegant triangular "S" shield has become recognized world-wide as Superman's emblem took years to standardize in color and shape.

Another WAR COVER. "CLASSIC JAPANESE WAR COVER" reminding me of PEARL HARBOUR. Superman IN COMBAT WITH A JAPANESE BOMBER.My favorite in the JAPANESE WAR SERIES along with Action Comics # 48.The Cover is dated August 1943 and went on sale on June 17, 1943. It was priced at 10 cents with 56 pages.The Editor was Jack Schiff and theCover Artist was the talented Jack Burnley who created another CLASSIC.The stories include a Superman story "When Star Collide", a Vigilante story "Dummy, Dummy & Dummy, Inc", a Three Aces story "Leatherneck Luck". a Mr. America story "A Right in Der Fuehrer's Face", a Congo Bill story "The Curse of Catellaria" and a Zatara story "The Pirate of Pleasure."
  
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